Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Bible References
Raiseth
Psalm 75:6 Exaltation does not come
from the east, the west, or the desert,
from the east, the west, or the desert,
Psalm 107:41 But He lifts the needy out of their suffering
and makes their families multiply like flocks.
and makes their families multiply like flocks.
Job 5:11 He sets the lowly on high,
and mourners are lifted to safety.
and mourners are lifted to safety.
Ezekiel 17:24 Then all the trees of the field will know
that I am Yahweh.
I bring down the tall tree,
and make the low tree tall.
I cause the green tree to wither
and make the withered tree thrive.
I, Yahweh, have spoken
and I will do it.
that I am Yahweh.
I bring down the tall tree,
and make the low tree tall.
I cause the green tree to wither
and make the withered tree thrive.
I, Yahweh, have spoken
and I will do it.
Ezekiel 21:26
This is what the Lord God says:
Remove the turban, and take off the crown.
Things will not remain as they are;
exalt the lowly and bring down the exalted.
Things will not remain as they are;
exalt the lowly and bring down the exalted.
Luke 1:52 He has toppled the mighty from their thrones
and exalted the lowly.
and exalted the lowly.
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?
Out of
Psalm 22:15 My strength is dried up like baked clay;
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You put me into the dust of death.
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You put me into the dust of death.
Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise.
Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust!
For you will be covered with the morning dew,
and the earth will bring out the departed spirits.
Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust!
For you will be covered with the morning dew,
and the earth will bring out the departed spirits.
Daniel 12:2 Many of those who sleep in the dust
of the earth will awake,
some to eternal life,
and some to shame and eternal contempt.
of the earth will awake,
some to eternal life,
and some to shame and eternal contempt.
Acts 2:31
Seeing this in advance, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah:
He was not left in Hades,
and His flesh did not experience decay.
and His flesh did not experience decay.
Ephesians 1:20
He demonstrated this power in the Messiah by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavens—
1 Peter 3:21
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Needy
1 Samuel 2:7 The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth;
He humbles and He exalts.
He humbles and He exalts.
1 Samuel 24:14
Who has the king of Israel come after? What are you chasing after? A dead dog? A flea?
2 Samuel 7:8
“Now this is what you are to say to My servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from following the sheep to be ruler over My people Israel.
Job 2:8
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.
Job 36:6 He does not keep the wicked alive,
but He gives justice to the afflicted.
but He gives justice to the afflicted.